German baking ingredients firm Ireks has launched a new chia seed bread mix for the UK that it claims will appeal to British consumer demand for “superfoods”.

Chia seeds have been gaining a lot of attention in recent years as a source of omega-3.

Maurice van Tongeren, head of sales international at Ireks, told BakeryandSnacks.com: “Superfoods do well in the UK…Everybody is looking for a new superfood and chia is the new superfood.”

Not many chia breads in UK

Chia (also known as Salvia hispanica) is a summer annual herbaceous plant belonging to the mint family that develops seeds. It has been classed as a superfood, a term used to describe high-nutrient foods.

The seeds were approved in 2009 as a novel food in the EU for bread products containing up to 5% chia, but were recently extended
to 10% for baked products.

Ireks ‘Chia Bread Mix’ will be sold in the UK but the mix is expected to be rolled out in other countries in the future. “It’s going to be a major one,” said van Tongeren.

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